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Anaru_Waa_profileResearch Associate Professor

Contact details

Tel + 64 4 918 5418
Fax +64 4 389 5319
Email andrew.waa@otago.ac.nz

Research interests and activities

My work includes teaching Hauora Māori, conducting Māori Health research and conducting research with Māori communities.

I am involved with tobacco research, health promotion, evaluation and interventional design and urban Māori wellbeing.

Publications

Edwards, R., Zhang, J., Nip, J., Stanley, J., Waa, A., & Pettie, M. (2026). Patterns of smoking by age and ethnicity: An analysis of New Zealand Health Survey data between 2020 and 2022. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1639), 96-103. doi: 10.26635/6965.7426 Journal - Research Other

Maddox, R., Telford, R. M., Teddy, L., Waa, A., Bradbrook, S. K., Lee, J., … Quigg, R., … Diaz, A. (2026). Framing nico-colonialism and nico-genocide: A critical public health review of the tobacco industry’s role as a commercial determinant of health. Critical Public Health, 36(1), 2697536. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2026.2697536 Journal - Research Article

Hepi ‍, M., Walton, M., Waa, A., Teddy, L., Te Ata Tū MacDonald, L., & Sharma, S. R. (2026). Legitimacy of stakeholder voices in tobacco control in Aotearoa New Zealand. Tobacco Control. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tc-2025-059791 Journal - Research Article

Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Signal, V., Baker, M., Firestone, R., Kvalsvig, A., Robson, B., & Waa, A. (2026). Integrating a whānau-ora approach in primary care to mitigate the impact of syndemics: Whānau and key informant views. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 32, PY25241. doi: 10.1071/py25241 Journal - Research Article

Gendall, P., Eckert, C., Burke, P., Teddy, L., Waa, A., & Hoek, J. (2026). Evaluation of in-pack efficacy inserts: Two discrete choice studies from Aotearoa New Zealand. Tobacco Control. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tc-2025-059789 Journal - Research Article

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